Revell Tie Interceptor

by Revell

Product Features

• Quick snap together assembly
• No gluing required
• No painting - predecorated, multicolored pieces
• Ideal for new Modelers
• Illustrated assembly instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001K5QRR4
• Item model number: RMXS8330
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,649 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #12 in Toys & Games > Hobbies > Model Building Kits > Aircraft
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

A later addition to the TIE starfighter arsenal, the TIE interceptor sports a jagged pair of dagger-like wings, giving it an ultrasleek profile that hints at the blinding speed the fighter possesses. Like the standard TIE, the interceptor has a ball-shaped single-pilot cockpit suspended between a pair of bracing arms. The arms terminate in solar gather panels that power the craft. Unlike the TIE fighter, the interceptor has four powerful laser cannons mounted on the tips of the dagger wings. TIE interceptors figured prominently in the Battle of Endor. Quick snap together assembly no gluing required. No painting - multicolored painted parts.

Product Description

A later addition to the TIE starfighter arsenal, the TIE interceptor sports a jagged pair of dagger-like wings, giving it an ultrasleek profile that hints at the blinding speed the fighter possesses. Like the standard TIE, the interceptor has a ball-shaped single-pilot cockpit suspended between a pair of bracing arms. The arms terminate in solar gather panels that power the craft. Unlike the TIE fighter, the interceptor has four powerful laser cannons mounted on the tips of the dagger wings. TIE interceptors figured prominently in the Battle of Endor. Quick snap together assembly no gluing required. No painting - multicolored painted parts.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice little model - adult help and a squirt of glue recommended, January 31, 2011

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R. Asphaug (Centennial, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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A nice little model, after you get over the sticker shock. (That's just what plastic model kits cost nowadays.)

While the model is well built and pretty much snaps together as advertised, glue here and there is strongly recommended to keep it from falling apart during vigorous play. And my 9-year-old needed a little help with some of the smallest pieces.

If you're not intending to play with it, as a plastic model it's also reasonably well put together with good detail. A light wash of thinned black paint will really help all the scribed panels and lines stand out.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive for a low-price pre-painted model., December 22, 2009

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A Customer "customer12345657" (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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When I opened the package, I was amazed by the complexity of the interior parts. Most low-price models provide, at best, a vague human-like lump in the inside. I uploaded a couple pictures of the inside to show how much better this model is.

This model has a pilot in full uniform, which you might actually recognize as a TIE Fighter pilot if you found it loose somewhere. The pilot sits in a detailed seat with arm-rest controls. In front of the pilot is some kind of control yoke. The walls on all sides have a few details to make them something other than flat plastic. The entire inside of the cockpit is also painted a gray color so it isn't the same as the plastic on the outside of the fighter. A few smaller areas, like the armrest buttons and the belt buckle, are painted as well.

The biggest disappointment is that all of this is barely visible in the end. Too bad the TIE fighter had such poor visibility. I hate to ask for more from such a cheap model, but an alternative front window with only the frame (and no clear part) would have been nice to offer better visibility. However, the top hatch is removable (though the tabs might break after too many cycles).

It is also annoying that there is no display stand included. I can throw something together easily, but usually even cheap models include something.

The outside of the model pretty much looks like the photo on the package. Not bad. They left most of it as bare plastic for efficiency (except the black solar panels and gun tips), but even the bare plastic has plenty of detail. Revell also used a very slightly blue-shaded color, which I think is accurate as per various Star Wars comics.

This is one of the cheapest models available, especially for an official Star Wars model, and overall it looks pretty good.

4.0 out of 5 stars Certainly not life size... but detailed and does the trick, January 18, 2012

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J. Wisniewski - See all my reviews
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The most important detail here is to understand this is not a full-size model. It's probably only 4-5 inches long. It's detailed, and fun to assemble, just don't expect it to be that big!